The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1887-04-11
THE PRESS OF THE STATE.
What the County Newspapers Are Saying Of
Current Topics.

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Current Topics
Attica Ledger: The people of Chicago decided
that American methods are good enough for
America
Delphi Journal: That man who stated that
| Democracy disease and not profession
| hit the nail squarelT on the head.
| Mishawaka Enterprise: The Republican party
appear to be IN pretty healthy condition. thank
you, this spring. judging by the recent elections.
| Vincennes Commercial: Red is striking color
for flag but it doesn't do to shake it in the face
| of the healthy ole bull Of American public opin-
| ion
| Indiana Pocket: Newspapers can't work for
the city for nothing and board themselves, no
| more than man can lift himself over the fe nee
by the bootstrAos.
| Ligonier Leader. The President insists that
| he weighs less than he did when he went to
| Washington, and we believe that he does-in
| popular estimation, at least.
| Fort Wayne Gazette: The duty of the Repub-
] 1ican leaders seems to he to accept frankly the
situation and prepare for the reorganization Of
| the party in tde Southern States.
| Vincennes Commercial You can always
count the real laborer on the side of good gov
| eminent tits the fellows who have use for
| our laws thai vote the other way.
| Lafayette Call: Indiana is not sufferin from
| a sudden acceleration of blood circulation in the
| shape of fictitious real estate boom. but has
evidently taken a new grip on life and business.
| May she hang to it!
Paramount News: 1t has leaked out that Capt
| w. r. Myers Green Smith aud Jim Rice are the
Democratic candidates for Governor. OF these
three, perhaps would suit the average
Republican better than Smith.
Lafayette Courier: Every Anarchist is .
Democrat. We do not see why that should be
so. but ii is a fact. We do not doubt the right
| of an Anarchist to be the Democratic side,
but We submit that it looks suspicious.
Corydon Republican: Some of the Democratic
| papers are attempting to excuse Green Smiths
stationery grab. Why don't they explain his at
tempted salary grab9 He was only Senator,
and tried to draw the pay of Lieutenant gov
| erncr.
Worthington Times: Teach only the English
language in the public schools. And teach COM
mon sense. and less monkey business Let
spade be called spade There is entirely too
much red tape and shoddy instruction in our
schools.
Lawrence Mail Green Smith Democracy may
do we'll to consider what the people of Indiana
think of them when thew read the result of the
election in Evansville. They will find that this
is only few drops before the food that will
overwhelm them in 1883
Logansport Journal: The baleful influence oil
the Sim Coy gang rule in Indianapolis and Ma
rion county has. in marked degree. corrupted
the politics of the Democratic leadership in this
State by creating similar gauge, or rings, in al
most every Democratic county.
North Vernon Plain Dealer: The Democratic
|
early date in trying to build up Notifications for
the Democratic party to protect it from the in
jury done it by the forty thieves who hoodooed
the State from January to March.
Wabash Plain Dealer: The Republicans of In
diana have every reason in the world to feel
hopeful concerning their future prospects in this
State, for the party never was in better fighting
trim nor the enemy placed at so great disad-
vantage at this stage of the political game.
| Paru Republican,: The Republican party does
not profess unbounded love for the iaborng
man and then pick his pocket while embracing
! him. Its policy and professions are in harmony
with all the best interests OF the community and
that which helps everybody helps the working
man.
Goshen News: Jack Howard is at large; so is
Harrison, who was criminally negligent of the
helpless insane. who was given a coat OF white
wash by the Senate: but which scaled OFF as fast
as put on: there are the tally-sheet rascals of
! Indianapolis, whose crime is than simple
|. | thieving.
| Terre Haute Express The Louisville Courier
Journal sadly reflects that a Democrat who geta
| postof1ice two years after the Inauguration of
! Democratic President considers himself in great
luck. How different is the meager reality from
the eager and rapacious expecta ton OF the
| Presidents party.
saloon keeper, whose idea of good government
is that which best protects the saloon keeper and
gambler, dictates the policy of the Indiana
Democracy and manlpulates its caucuses as i,
|
, | dough in his hands.
Brookville American: There is now almos
tangible proof of what has heretofore been a
matter of suspicion. that Judge Turpies election
| as United States Senator was the result of
regular bargain and sale. Senator Sellers ant
"Tomtit' Bailey were Turpe's most subservien
tools in the Legislature
Clay County Enterprise: The "Hon." Sin
Coy, Democratic head-center at Indianapolis
remarks that ''the fewer men you have in THU
| politics the better it will be done This is no
the Republican policy. We believe the further
E,down among the people we can get politics the
| better for our government
Lafayette CALI The Postmaster. general
ulHes the local postmasters to present the utlit.
of the special delivery system to the people ant
toll educe them to use 1t. The people are very
much obliged for the kind suggestion. and in re
tura' would advise their Industrious official u
bring the general service up tc its former efici
| ency
Logansport Journal: The people of E vansvill
make the first response to the record made D.
Demo cratic gang rule in this State since tn
| election, last November, in the shape of a sweep
ing Wet DRY won by the Republicans at the char
ter election in that city last Tuesday. TIL
| gang mu st go.
Logans, vort Journal: The Democratic part
. cut but small figure in the recent elections j
Chicago and Cincinnati. Why's Simply becaus
the leadership of the party in these cities ha
been usurn q by gang rule of the charas
ter as the gang rule Of the Sim Coys, Gree
Smiths, Maveety-butter Su.livans and JAG
Howards OF This State.
Elkhart Bel view: High license, if it is hig
enough to m crit the name, will act as practices
prohibition in small towns and in the rural dis
tricts. No 10 an will go into the saloon bushes
If be has to pay more for q license than tn
profits will permit. High license is the best sol
of prohibition. because it removes the desire
engage in the Viusiness.
/ Evansville Ja urnal In this city and count
the Republican party could not possibly be !
better conditid n. 1t is thoroughly oreanized
harmonious an has nearly all the Offices. i
which there ares efficient incumbents. BY j.
dcious administ ,aton OF affairs in the city, a
we are having in, the county the party Will rel
Q der itself invincil lie hereafter.
Huntington II, raid: Tho Republicans of Il
diana were never in better working trim. Give
good candidates q { the next campaign, and froI
!, Lake Michigan tot the Ohio river will 20 up sue
shouts of victory IS have never been beard. tn
record of the Dem socratic party during the pal
few months has b, eE such ono as to disgu,
every fair minded and candid thinking mar
and they are only awaiting the opportunity
: give the gang of D democratic bummers, ballo
box-stnffers and REV. plutonists congreRated abo,
l. Indianapolis one of the most efectual thrashinl
y heard Of since the d, Tvs OF Noah.